Frequently Asked Question

Symptom

• You want to hide the popup "No data to retrieve" in your dashboard : 

Reason and Prerequisites

Environment:

• SAP BusinessObjects 4.2

Resolution

There is no setting in Webi to hide automatically this message in version 4.2 (an option exists only in Webi 4.3).

As this message is built-in the Webi engine, you cannot deactivate it manually.

A workaround to hide automatically this message is to script an auto validation of this message so, as soon as it appears in the report, it is automatically clicked and it disappears.

The workflow to realise this auto validation is the following :

1. In your report, insert a blank cell with the following content : 
2. This script will click on the dialog box each 1000 milliseconds (1sec). You can change this setting but it is recommended to not set less thant 1sec.
3. Validate the formula and, in the Format Cell, change the Display setting to read content as "HTML" : 
4. In the CMC, through Applications / Web Intelligence / Properties, enable the Javascript elements : 

Now when you refresh your report and one query is empty, the message is automatically hidden (maximum 1 second after it is displayed).